A 4.9-magnitude quake hit Ruili, a city on the China-Myanmar border in Yunnan province, early Friday, the official Xinhua News Agency reported, citing the provincial seismic monitoring agency.

Three people were seriously hurt while 16 others suffered minor injuries, said Yang Yuego, the city's Communist Party chief. He said 10,000 people were evacuated and the quake destroyed the city government's office building and damaged thousands of houses.